| Official Name: | La Barra |
| Settlement Type: | Resort |
| Pushpin Map: | Uruguay |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Uruguay |
| Subdivision Type1: | Department |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maldonado Department |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Total: | 339 |
| Blank1 Name: | Climate |
| Blank1 Info: | Cfb |
| Timezone: | UTC -3 |
| Coordinates: | -34.9139°N -54.8528°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 20001 |
| Area Code Type: | Dial plan |
| Area Code: | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
La Barra is a resort in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay.
The resort is located on Route 10, south of its junction with Ruta Interbalnearia. Its west coast is on the mouth of Arroyo Maldonado, while its south coast in on the Atlantic Ocean. It lies just across San Rafael - El Placer to the west, with which they are connected with the nearby bridge Puente de Barra de Maldonado, famous for its architecture. It borders the resort El Tesoro to the northwest and to the east a neighbourhood called "Barrio San Carlos",[1] which lies just west of the resort Manantiales.
In 2011 La Barra had a population of 339 permanent inhabitants and 1,210 dwellings.[2]
| Year | Population | Dwellings | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 132 | 223 | |
| 1975 | 182 | 334 | |
| 1985 | 281 | 474 | |
| 1996 | 308 | 677 | |
| 2004 | 358 | 817 | |
| 2011 | 339 | 1,210 |